I used the award in the exact ways I had mentioned in my application, mainly equipment clothing and extra lessons. This included the purchase of: Trainers (walking to and from classes for around an hour a day these were definitely a need), Cabaret Heels and block dance socks - a requirement on my kit list I had planned to buy later in the year after saving up. However this allowed me to use them a lot earlier than I had planned both in class at Trinity and in extra classes elsewhere; Nebuliser and Saline Solution as well as a New Water Bottle for SOVT (an absolute need for musical theatre performance and training, highly recommended by my singing teachers and during vocal health lectures), something I never thought I would be able to purchase without an award like this; Clothing (a necessity to learn both in and out of class) made possible through the grant awarded to me this coming year allowing me to truly focus during training whilst being supported by sportswear I know is going to last and finally extra Classes and physiotherapy (due to my hypermobility) physiotherapy and sports massage allow me to access my training to my full potential whilst helping to prevent injury as well as extra classes to help further my training during time off around Christmas and summer holidays - again something I would not be able to afford without this amazing grant and I am immensely grateful.